Wilkins Shines, But Pirates Fall to Creighton

Saturday, October 5

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

6-12

Creighton

11-3

Creighton

Seton Hall

10/5/2019 10:15:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Freshman Julia Wilkins (Mason, Ohio) recorded a match-high 13 kills, but the Seton Hall women's volleyball team fell in straight sets to No. 14 Creighton, 3-0 (19-25, 16-25, 12-25), on Saturday.

Wilkins had 13 kills, only four attack errors and a team-best .290 attack percentage. Senior Maggie Cvelbar (Euclid, Ohio) registered her sixth double-double in the last seven matches with 21 assists and 10 digs.

SET 1:
Seton Hall came ready to go toe-to-toe with the No. 14 team in the country in a first set that featured eight ties and eight lead changes. Trailing 9-5, the Pirates went on an 8-3 run, and a service ace by libero Raygan Murray (Rocky River, Ohio), gave them a 13-12 lead. Down 19-18, Creighton called a timeout, and out of the break, finished the set with seven straight points to win, 25-19.

SET 2:
Seton Hall never led in the second set as Creighton set the tone early by scoring the set's first seven points. Down 10-2, the Pirates scored four straight, but the Bluejays responded with three straight of their own to pad their lead up to 13-7. A kill by Amanda Rachwal (Bethlehem, Pa.) cut the Bluejay lead to 20-15, but Creighton closed the set with a 5-1 run.

SET 3:
With the score tied at two early in set three, Creighton seized control with a 7-1 run. A kill by Emilee Turner (Kaysville, Utah) cut the Bluejay lead to 14-7, but they took off again with a 6-2 run to grab a commanding 20-9 advantage. Creighton went on to close out the match with a 25-12 final set victory.

Inside the Numbers:

Wilkins had a match-high 13 kills, only four attack errors and a team-best .290 attack percentage.
Cvelbar had a double-double with a team-best 21 assists to go with 10 digs.
Murray tallied a match-high 15 digs.
Seton Hall recorded a .106 attack percentage for the match, while Creighton attacked at .305.
The Pirates had 27 kills, while the Bluejays recorded 44.
The Hall finished with 39 digs, while Creighton tallied 43.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall falls to 6-12 overall and 1-3 in BIG EAST Conference play.
The Pirates are now 3-12 all-time against the Bluejays.
The Hall drops to 3-8 in three-set matches.
Cvelbar's double-double is her seventh of the season and the 22^nd of her career, the most of any active player.
With four digs today, Elizabeth Sottung (Westfield, N.J.) needs only two more to reach 300 for her career.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action when they host Georgetown on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Walsh Gym. Match time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.